The 15 Most Disturbing Images From Google Street View

Google suffered a huge setback when an appeals court said the company will have to fight a huge privacy case over its Street View technology. The 22 people suing Google say it violated the Wiretap Act by tapping into data from private Wi-Fi networks to create street views.

Google tried to get the suit thrown out, but a judge and now a federal appeals court have rejected its argument that the Wi-Fi communications were "readily accessible to the general public," The New York Times reported.

While Google says its Street View technology collects public information, some of the images it has captured are downright creepy. Here are some of the more disturbing ones:

WARNING - Images might be upsetting to some people.

A Donkey That Looked Like The Street View Car Killed It

Screenshot via Google street view

The map's link appeared on Reddit from user nelop about 8 months ago. The Internet immediately responded: the Google street car killed a donkey somewhere in Botswana.

If you visit the coordinates, the donkey looks upright and totally fine at first. But scroll past him and turn around — donkey down.

Google later set the record straight by explaining the world saw the images backwards. The donkey started on the ground, rubbing itself in the dirt, and as the street car drove by, righted itself.

A Man Peeing On A Thrift Store

The "Portal To Hell"

Reddit user Loopy Duck posted this location of the "portal to Hell" on a feed about the the most shocking images from Google street view. An equipment glitch most likely caused the effect, but it's creepy nonetheless. The current view still shows the distorted house. Other photos reveal that entire stretch of road in New Baltimore, N.Y., had glitches.

This Man Pointing A Gun At The Street

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This street view photo shows a Detroit man pointing a gun at the street in front of the same home where authorities found a 17-month-old baby dead in a closet earlier this year, The New York Daily News reported.

These Toddlers Feigning Gun Violence

Instead of taking his own photos, Canadian artist Jon Rafman peruses Google street view and snaps screenshots for his online gallery. In this shot in his collection, two toddlers hold up a man with (presumably) fake guns.

This Cop With A Massive Weapon And A Handcuffed Criminal

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Here's another disturbing image from Rafman's gallery. This officer (with a blurry identifying patch) handcuffed a suspect, laid him down in the back of a pick-up truck, and sat watch with a semi-automatic rifle.